Conversation in the passport processing centre…

Passport lady: In 10 years time when I see you again, you will be telling me that you love this and you don’t want to let it go.

This photo you hate today, you will look back and love.

And you will hand me a new photo. And tell me you hate it.

Nice point, well made ;-)

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Abigail King is a writer and photographer who swapped a career as a doctor for a life on the road.
Now published by Lonely Planet, the BBC, CNN, National Geographic Traveler & more, she feels most at home experimenting here: covering unusual journeys, thoughtful travel and luxury on www.insidethetravellab.com

11 Responses to This photo you hate today, you will look back and loveWise Words in the Passport Office

Last time we had our passports redone, the lady taking Pete’s photo made the most AWFUL face when she snapped the first one and said: “You’re gonna wanna do that again.” I like your passport lady better.

Hopefully in 10 years there is no more passport lady or passport office and we have to go to a museum if we want to see a passport.

They are the most ridiculous pieces of paper and represent the only human right you have to pay for: the freedom of movement. For the sake of fairness there should also be a fee for the freedom of speech and religion.

I hear where you’re coming from but you have to pay for food and water too, at least in the region covered by said passport! Borders and nationalities baffle me but they seem crucial to so many other people…to the extent that they are willing to die for them.

Ah the little tidbits of wisdom that sometimes get dropped on us out of no where. And you know, she probably is really right. I’ve definitely dug up some old gems of my own while sifting through my photo archive…

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